Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS)

...and carry on walking. Grand Theft Auto is a stupendously popular games series that started as a frankly appallingly bad game on the Playstation and always sees you controlling an anti-hero of sorts as you commit crimes and complete missions to earn money and advance. The first two games were rather naff as they had a horrible two-dimensional birds eye view and pointlessly bad controls, but when the series made the jump to 3D the popularity exploded. ...
...I'm too lazy to write Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars every time I mention the title) than in previous games with many occasions where only one mission is available at a time. Rampage killing sprees and races make a welcome return, and there are the usual handfuls of easter eggs to find. You also have a drug dealing side quest and several minigames including the frustratingly addictive (yet easily abused) scratchcards. GTA:CW is presented in a birds ...

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Review of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS)

...huge 'Grand Theft Auto' franchise. Grand Theft Auto:Chinatown Wars is the first GTA game on the DS, and boy does it not dissapoint. The game will draw you in, throw you some great innovative use of the touch screen, look beautiful and keep you playing for hours and hours. '''Story''' As usual, I'll begin with the story. It begins with the assassination of a triad boss from Hong Kong, who did everything to make sure his son got everything he wanted, ...
...in the big world, needs to bring a sacred sword, the 'Yu Jian' to his Uncle Kenny in Liberty City to make sure the inheritance is maintained and safe. Although once he reaches Liberty City, he is kidnapped and left for dead by the Humboldt river. '''Graphics''' The graphics, they exceed all expectations from the little handheld, and are simply stunning. The game is portrayed from a top-down cel-shaded perspective and it suits the game perfectly. ...

bengoeswild 22.03.2009 (26.04.2009) · Read full review
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Review of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS)

To put _Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars_ under the same microscope of its previous iterations (that includes ALL the GTA's put together) would be under the same vein as mapping your journey to the supermarket with the large varicose veins you've been developing ever since sitting faithfully in front of your PC once the Internet had been invented...not quite the same. Instead, think of CW as a new game, a benchmark into how sandbox titles perform ...
...of Sony's PSP, way ahead of the bastard child chained in the cellar at Microsoft. Rockstar didn't want to recreate the successes on the big consoles when they sat around thinking of more ways to make money; instead, they actually whipped some talented young men and women into constructing an entirely new world dedicated to the little handheld and produced one of the most inventive GTA's to date. Finally, an interactive GTA. You play a smart-ass young'un, ...

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Review of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS)

...a quick short review. Grand theft auto chinatown wars is not the first GTA game I have played. I have been a big fan of franchise for a very long time and have enjoyed watching them grow and change. I bought this game from amazon for about a tenner. Which for a brand new game is excellent and it arrived after only a couple of days which I was very happy about. This time around the story revolves around the triads. This time you play a character ...
...City, (Liberty City is where Grand Theft Auto is set and is a made up place.) Things don't go as planned as Huang gets trapped by and opposing gang and is seriously wounded and the sword is taken from him. After this happens Huang sets out to find the robbers and get back the treasured sword. In this game Liberty City is massive. Its literally masssive and takes a long time to remeber where everything is. The city is portayed beautifully with some ...

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Review of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS)

Grand Theft Auto, has evolved from a home game into a portable phenomenon. I had bought my DS for games like this, a live-action game where I could move wherever and do whatever I like, but with the range of Nintendo DS games available that fit in this criteria are limited and are hardly advertised by Nintendo so that they could keep a wholesome family image. However, as soon as I saw this game advertised on TV, it had looked like the game would ...
...the interactive menu and the using the stylus/finger for interactive mini-games (such as hot-wiring cars, throwing objects etc.) that are fitted inbetween the story. Even though the game still delivers the interaction with the touch screen, unfortunately the graphics (on the top screen of the DS) are not up to scratch. It might be that i am to use to the good graphics of my GTA games on my PSP than I am on the DS, but the way the game feels, not ...

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Review of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS)

When I bought this game, I was uncertain as to what I was letting myself in for. I had played all the GTA games on the PSP and was so used to the head-on view and top-quality graphics. Now I believe that this was a wonderful investment. GTA for me has always been a wonderful form of escapism, and Chinatown Wars is no exception. Even the top-down view does not let the game down, although the camera angles can get a bit annoying at times - especially ...
...The game features fantastic new mini-games and sub-missions - including an intelligent drug-trading system in which the economy varies and prices fluctuate. You need to be on the ball to really make the big bucks. The missions themselves are not too long and complicated, but neither are they short and easy. The email system is a far better alternative to the old pagers and mobiles as it does not interfere with your gameplay until you want it to. ...

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Review of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS)

This game is simple amazing on the ds. The gameplay and controls are extremely smooth. It uses the classic controls of most gta games and uses the stylus to break into cars , assemble snipers, and access your gps and pda. The mission are short , not to hard and exiting , each asking you to do somthing unique. Their is a good variety of weapons , spaning from duel handguns to flamethrower to landmine. the game is also packed with many vehicles and ...
...your stars by destroying police vehicals either by ramming them , making them crash by sharply missing obstacles or grenades. The classic staying away from cops and going to a spray n pay is still their. The graphics of the huge city really push the ds to its limits. This is evident when the graphics fail to load in time and their is gray area's on the top of the screen. This doesnt effect gameplay and rarely happens (usually when your speeding on ...

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